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ABIGAIL VAN BURENIf you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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The less you talk, the more you’re listened to.
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If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires.
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Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.
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So the richest are often the poorest as this saying goes, “Loneliness is the ultimate poverty”
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The best index to a person’s character is how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and how he treats people who can’t fight back.
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It is totally unconscionable to subject defenseless animals to mutilation and death, just so a company can be the first to market a new shade of nail polish or a new, improved laundry detergent. It’s cruel, it’s brutal, it’s inhumane, and most people don’t want it.
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You are what you are when nobody is looking.
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Maturity is the ability to do a job whether you’re supervised or not; finish a job once it’s started; carry money without spending it; and the ability to bear an injustice without wanting to get even.
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If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
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It is a sad commentary of our times when our young must seek advice and counsel from ‘Dear Abby’ instead of going to Mom and Dad.
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Loneliness is the ultimate poverty.
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Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores – it’s called partnership.
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It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can’t speak for my twin sister.
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Kids grow up awfully fast these days,”she said. “You should try to have a good relationship with your kids, no matter what they do.
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True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.
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